Delirium and Physical Restraint in the Hospitalized Elderly

Eileen M. Sullivan‐Marx

doi:10.1111/j.1547-5069.1994.tb00337.x

Delirium and Physical Restraint in the Hospitalized Elderly

Eileen M. Sullivan‐Marx

Nursing

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Abstract

Delirium or acute confusion increase the likelihood of physical restraint use and subsequent harmful physical and psychological effects. Assessment for delirium is presented as a conceptual framework to guide researchers, administrators, and clinicians in developing strategies to decrease the use of physical restraint and to support quality of life for hospitalized older adults.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	295-300
Number of pages	6
Journal	Image: the Journal of Nursing Scholarship
Volume	26
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1547-5069.1994.tb00337.x
State	Published - Dec 1994

Keywords

delirium
elderly]
restraint

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General Nursing

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